Charles-Andreas Brym

Charles-Andreas Brym (born August 8, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven, on loan from Sparta Rotterdam. Born in France, he represents the Canada national team.

Charles-Andreas Brym
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Eindhoven
(on loan from Sparta Rotterdam)
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2013 Montreal Impact
2013–2014 Gazélec Ajaccio
2014–2015 Mouscron
2015–2018 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lille II 30 (12)
2019–2020 → Belenenses SAD (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Mouscron (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 FC Eindhoven 26 (8)
2022– Sparta Rotterdam 2 (0)
2022– → FC Eindhoven (loan) 28 (11)
International career‡
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2020– Canada 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 5, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 25, 2023

Early life

Born in France to a Togolese father and a Corsican mother, Brym moved to Montreal in Canada with his family and spent his early years there. He holds French and Canadian citizenships.[1] In 2011, he joined the youth academy of Montreal Impact as one of their first academy recruits.[1] He returned to France to further his soccer career in 2013 with Gazélec Ajaccio. After one season there, he moved to Belgium.[2]

Club career

Lille

On July 4, 2018, Brym signed a professional contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.[3]

In July 2019, Brym was loaned to Belenenses SAD of the Primeira Liga.[4] He made his debut for Belenenses on August 30 against Boavista. In July 2020, Brym joined his former club Mouscron in Belgium on loan.[5]

FC Eindhoven

In August 2021 Brym signed for Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven, on a one-year contract with an option for a second season.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on September 5 in a 4–2 loss to ADO Den Haag, coming 59th-minute substitute for Jort van der Sande.[8] On September 13, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Helmond Sport after an assist by Joey Sleegers.[9]

Sparta Rotterdam

On May 31, 2022, Brym signed with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.[10] He made his debut on August 14 against AZ as a late substitute in a 3-2 defeat.[11] On August 29 Sparta Rotterdam announced Brym had been loaned to his former club FC Eindhoven for the remainder of the season.[12]

International career

Youth

Brym was named to the Canadian under-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[13] He was named to the final squad on March 10, 2021.[14]

Senior

In January 2020, Brym was called up to the Canada national team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[15] On January 7, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados[16] and scored his first goal three days later in a rematch against Barbados.[17]

Career statistics
As of May 5, 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 61–––61
2018–19 Championnat National 2 1910–––1910
2019–20 Championnat National 2 51–––51
Total 30120000–3012
Belenenses SAD (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 1000––10
Mouscron (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 7010––80
FC Eindhoven 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26821–10299
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 2000000020
FC Eindhoven (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 28112100003012
Career total 953152001010033

International
As of March 25, 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202031
202130
202210
202310
Total81
As of January 10, 2020
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brym goal.
List of international goals scored by Charles-Andreas Brym
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1January 10, 2020Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States2 Barbados1–04–1Friendly

References
  1. Tremblay, Olivier (August 2, 2018). "Charles-Andreas Brym, du Saguenay à la première division portugaise" [Charles-Andreas Brym, from Saguenay to the Portuguese First Division]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  2. "Un Jonquiérois au sein du club-école du Gazélec Ajaccio" [A Jonquiérois within the Gazélec Ajaccio school club]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). October 23, 2013.
  3. "Premier Contrat Pro pour Charles-Andreas Brym" [First Pro Contract for Charles-Andreas Brym]. Lille OSC (in French). July 4, 2018.
  4. Guillemet, Hugo (July 20, 2019). "Le LOSC prête Charles-Andreas Brym à Belenenses" [LOSC loans Charles-Andreas Brym to Belenenses]. France Football (in French).
  5. "Une prestation satisfaisante pour les Mouscronnois" [A satisfactory service for the Mouscronnois]. Royal Excel Mouscron (in French). July 19, 2020.
  6. "Brym Nieuwe Aawinst FC Eindhoven" [Brym New Addition FC Eindhoven]. FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). August 29, 2021.
  7. Dal, Thomas (August 29, 2021). "Aanvallende versterking is binnen: FC Eindhoven strikt Canadees international Brym" [Attacking reinforcements have arrived: FC Eindhoven strictly Canadian international Brym]. Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. "Strijdbare Blauw-Witten Keren Zonder Punten Terug" [Comabatent Blues and Whites Return Without Points]. FC Eindhoven. September 5, 2021.
  9. "Blauw-Witten Winnen de Derby in Eigen Huis tegen Helmond Sport!" [Blauw-Witten Win the Derby at Home against Helmond Sport!]. FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). September 13, 2021.
  10. "FC Eindhoven verkoopt met Brym een van de uitblinkers van succesvol seizoen". ED (in Dutch). May 31, 2022.
  11. Sparta Rotterdam [@SpartaRotterdam] (August 14, 2022). "83. Nog een debutant, Brym komt voor Namli. #spaaz" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. "BRYM OP HUURBASIS TERUG IN BLAUWWIT". August 29, 2022.
  13. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canadian Soccer Association. February 23, 2020.
  14. "Canada Soccer Announces Squad for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". March 10, 2021.
  15. Davidson, Neil (January 3, 2020). "John Herdman adopts youth movement for Canada soccer's January friendlies". CBC.
  16. "Canadian men's soccer team beats Barbados in international friendly". CBC. January 7, 2020.
  17. "Brym, Didic, Nelson open their international accounts as Canada beats Barbados". TSN. January 10, 2020.
  18. Charles-Andreas Brym at Soccerway
  19. "Charles-Andreas Brym Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
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